Cigar-cutter.



' D. S. DU BRUL.

CIGAR CUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 13, 1910.

1,014,576, Patented Jan.9,1912.

WITN 555s JNVENTOR UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVILA S. DU BRUL, F CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE MILLER, DU BRUL &PETERS MFG. 00., 0F CINCINNATI, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

CIGAR-CUTTER.

Application filed September 13, 1910.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 9,1912.

Serial No. 581,890.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVILA S. DU BRUL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and invention relates,it has heretofore been customary to employ a star-shaped wheel usuallyhaving six cutting edges, said cutter operating with a stationary bladesecured to the frame, as is shown in Patent No. 816,569. With thisconstruction, it is necessary to employ a tension spring which servesthe combined function of elevating the cutting blade after each cut andholding the starshaped cutting blade against the stationary blade of theframe. Again, in machines. of thecharacter shown in the patent abovereferred to, the operating handle is limited in its upward movement bymeans of a stud or pin which is frequently sheared 011'. In machines ofthe character shown in said patent, it frequently happens that thecutters do not make a square out which, of course, is objectionable.

The object of my invention is to overcome the objections above stated,and numerous other objections well known to those skilled in the art, bycountersinking the blades in the end of the frame and in the operatinghandle; the blade in the operating handle being sprung so that it exertsa pressure against the cutting blade of the frame, thereby insuring asquare cut to the cigar; and

with'this and other objects in view, my 1nvention consists in the partsand combina-' tion of parts as will be hereinafter more fully set out.

In the drawing, Figurel is a top plan view of a cigar cutter embodyingmy invention; Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same;

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the frame of the cutter; Fig. 4: is anelevation of the operating arm detached; Fig. 5 is a sectional view onthe line 55, Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a front elevation of the cutter, and Fig.7 is a detail view showing the flexed blade.

1 is the frame which is provided with the usual groove 2 adapted toreceive the cigar and hold the same in position for the purpose ofcutting. It is customary in cutters of this character to have a guide orgage to regulate the length of the cigar, which gage l is placed at thedesired distance from the end of the frame measuring from the cuttingend. Integral with the frame is an end piece 3, which is provided with arecess 4, in

mounted, said blade having the cutting edge 6.

7 is a slot in the lower edge of the blade through which a thumb screw 8projects, said screw being seated in the end of the machine and adaptedto clamp the blade in its adjusted position. As is well known, theobject of having the blade 5 adjustable is to adapt the machine tocigars of diiferent diameters. The blade is pivoted on the rivet v oraxis 9.

10 is astop formed integrally with the end piece of the frame.

the axis 9 and provided with stops 12 and 12 adapted to contact with thestop 10 on the end of the frame, whereby the-movement of the arm islimited. This operating arm is provided with a recess 13 in which ismounted a three-pointed cutting blade 14 provided with arcuate cuttingedges 15. This blade is secured in the recess 13 by means of a set screw16. The blade 14; is sprung to a slight degree which results in holdingthe blade cutters closely together when cutting, thereby insuring asquare cut and dispensing with the necessity of having any additionalelements, such for instance as the coil spring shown in the patentreferred to, to hold the blades together when cutting. The blade in theoperating arm or handle is held in position, as stated, by a singlescrew 16, which passes through one of the openings 17 formed at eachpoint of the blade near the perimeter of the blade, but at a pointremote from the cutting edge 15 in use. This manner of securing thecutting blade 14 at onepoint only permits the spring given to the upperblade to exert its full force against the lower cutting blade, whichresults in an absolutely square out being given to the end of the cigar.

18 is a spring coiled in the center, one end of which is connected withthe operating arm, while the other end is connected with the end pieceof the frame, whereby the arm is elevated after each operationautomatically, The arm is limited in its movement by the engagement ofthe stops 12 and 12 with the stop 10, as will be understoodwhich thelower cutting blade 5 is securely 11 is the operating arm or leverpivoted on As will be seen in Fig. 5, the sprung cutter blade of thehandle projects beyond the plane of the face of the handle in which itis mounted, but this projection is only at the lower portion of theblade, the remaining portion of the blade being snugly seated on thebottom of the recess by means of the screw 16 with the edges of theblade engaging the walls of the recess, whereby the blade is firmlysecured against revolution, the walls of the recess and the pin 16coacting toward this end.

' A cigar cutter according to my invention is simple, but effective, andcheap of manufacture, and always insures an absolutely square cut to thecigar.

I claim 1. A cigar cutter, comprising a frame, a fixed blade carried bysaid frame, an operat ing handle, a spring cutting blade, said handlehaving a recess conforming to and receiving said spring cutting bladeand means securing said spring cutting blade to said handle at a pointdiametrically opposite the cutting edge of the blade.

2. A cigar cutter, comprising a frame, a fixed blade carried by saidframe, an operating handle, a spring cutting blade, said handle having arecess conforming to and receiving said spring cutting blade and meanssecuring said spring cutting blade to said handle at a pointdiametrically opposite the cutting edge of the blade; said blade beingpolygonal in form, with its angle located diametrically opposite itscutting edges and each adapted to receive the means by which the bladeis secured to the handle.

3. A cigar cutter, comprising a frame, a fixed blade carried by saidframe, an operat ing handle, a polygonal cutting blade carried by saidoperating handle, said handle having a recess conforming to andreceiving said cutting blade with either of its sides presented in thecutting position and providing abutment for the other edges of saidcutting blade, whereby it is held rigid edgewise, and means for securingthe cutting blade to the handle at a point diametrically opposite itsedge in the cutting position; said cutting blade being adapted toreceive said securing means when in each of the positions to which itmay be adjusted.

4:. ,A cigar cutter, comprising a frame, a fixed blade carried by saidframe, said frame having a recess receiving said fixed blade andpermitting adjustment of the blade therein, means adjustably fixing saidblade in said frame, an operating handle, a polygonal cutting bladecarried by said operating handle, said handle having a recess conformingto and receiving said cutting blade with either of its sides presentedin the cutting position and providing abut-- ment for the other edges ofsaid cutting blade, whereby it is held rigid edgewise, and means forsecuring the cutting blade to the handle at a point diametricallyopposite its edge in the cutting position; said cutting blade beingadapted to receive said securing means when in each of the positions towhich it may be adjusted.

5. A cigar cutter comprising a frame, a fixed blade carried by saidframe, an operating handle overlapping and moving past said fixed blade,a cutting blade carried by said operating handle, said operating handlehaving a recess conforming to and adapted to receive said cutting bladeand said cutting blade being secured to said handle at a pointdiametrically opposite its cut ting edge and having its portion carryingthe cutting edge sprung toward the plane of the fixed blade.

6. A cigar cutter comprising a frame, a fixed blade carried by saidframe, an operating handle mounted to one side of and adapted to moveover said fixed blade, and a polygonal cutting blade carried by saidhandle, with cutting edges on its respective sides and with each of itsangles diametri-' cally opposite a cutting edge and provided with meansfor attaching the blade to the" operating handle; each cutting edgebeingsprung relatively to the opposite attaching angle so that when in thecutting position, it extends toward the fixed blade.

cigarcutter comprising a frame, a fixed blade carried by said frame, anoperating handle mounted to one side of and adapted to move over saidfixed blade, and a polygonal cutting blade carried by said handle, withcutting edges on its respective sides and with each of its anglesdiametrically opposite a cutting edge and provided with means forattaching the blade to the operating handle; each cutting edge beingsprung relatively to the opposite attaching angle so that when in thecutting position, -it extends toward the fixed blade; and said operatinghandle having a recess conforming to and receiving the sprung blade andproviding abutment for the edges other than that in the cuttingposition, whereby the blade is held against displacement edgewise.

The foregoing specification signed at Cincinnati Ohio this sixteenth dayof August, 1910.

DAVILA S. DU BRUL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Ifatents,

. Washington, D. C.

